Presque vu XIII

13th November 2006 with 1 Comment

Ash Tree might be coming to an end:
When John Coltrane stopped doing dope—I think around 1960—his playing started getting far more piercing and soul searching. He wasn’t medicating the pain away, instead he used music to medicate it. Blogging is heroin. A quick fix of writing and response. All the energy I expend here should [...]

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Tango Siempre with Gilad Atzmon

10th May 2006 with 0 Comments

We were at The Wardrobe in Leeds last night to see Tango Siempre with Gilad Atzmon. Tango Siempre are one of the UK’s leading tango ensembles and are known for new British music inspired by the passion and flair of Tango Argentino. The regular lineup is: Pete Rosser (accordion), Ros Stephen (violin) and Jonathan Taylor [...]

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